Gardening

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Clinton County has a wealth of
information available to homeowners on gardening, landscaping, lawn
care, houseplants, wildlife, natural resources, insects, and much more.
Whether you want to know how to grow a better tomato, how to attract
birds and butterflies to your yard, or how to control grubs in the lawn,
we will do our best to help you find research-based answers.

2016 Vegetable Varieties

Check out this list from Cornell's Garden Based Learning Program to see what varieties they recommend as being well-suited to NY State gardens for 2016!

Gardening

What We Do

We offer classes, fact sheets, troubleshooting, diagnostics, soil
testing, and more. We want you to have fun exploring our web-based
resources, but also encourage you to stop by any one of our offices with
questions and/or samples, call us, and attend our hands-on workshops
and events.

In addition, we have active Master Gardener Volunteer
programs in Clinton, Essex and Franklin Counties. The mission of the
Master Gardener Volunteer Program is to train volunteers to teach others
how to protect the environment and grow plants more effectively. Master
Gardener volunteers are a key link in helping the Cooperative Extension
accomplish its mission in counties throughout the state.

Insect Diagnostic Lab

For more information about an
insect, or how to deal with an insect problem in or around your home or garden, contact the Insect Diagnostic Lab, a program of Cornell
Cooperative Extension in the Department of Entomology. For a
$25 fee, an insect or related arthropod can be shipped to the lab, or a
detailed photo can be emailed, for expert identification. Diagnostician Jason Dombroskie, Ph.D. has many years ofexperience identifying insects and other
arthropods. More information about this service, including fact sheets on common outdoor and indoor insects,
can be found at
http://idl.entomology.cornell.edu/